Spotify invests big in podcasts. Here’s how new studios are paying off

Spotify invests big in podcasts. Here’s how new studios are paying off

On a recent weekday morning inside a studio in the heart of Hollywood, Rachel Lindsay and Van Lathan, co-hosts of The Ringer’s “Higher Learning,” were getting ready to roll. By the time the podcasters came into the Spotify Sycamore Studios for their show, which covers all things in Black culture and politics, the overhead lights … Read more

2026 TV upfronts recap: Hi-tech ad buying, creator fever and ‘Baywatch’

2026 TV upfronts recap: Hi-tech ad buying, creator fever and ‘Baywatch’

The television industry has changed dramatically over the last decade, but one tradition that won’t die is the annual gathering of ad-buying execs in Manhattan to hear the pitches of networks and streamers looking to sell their commercial time. This past week’s lavish presentations, known as the upfronts, included the usual array of big-name actors … Read more